Successful Solo Founders

If you like superstition, please come to Silicon Valley. There are so many metrics that investors see as ‘signs’ of an investable company or person. One of those signs that ‘spook’ investors is the solo founder. While I understand how rules can make things easier, I am not sure that Silicon Valley’s ‘rules’ are science based facts around what actually works in investing. I think it’s important to understand the reasons behind these ‘rules’ so everyone can make better decisions and stop missing good opportunities because of non-science based ‘rules’ or superstitions… and to be honest, my grandma, a native American, isn’t even this superstitious or rely on this many signs to make decisions in life.

Paul Graham says that solo founders are a sign of one of two things: a vote of no confidence and it being hard to start a start-up. That is it. This is the reason why it’s listed as a reason that start-ups fail… Because it can be tough and because no one believes in them. What about the things that are harder to fix, co-founder disagreements?

So before saying ‘no’ just because someone is a solo founder, ask yourself — do people believe in them? And are they willing to take care of the mentally difficult aspects of it (hire a success coach, be apart of a co-founder cohort, willing to speak honestly about emotional difficulties, etc.)? If the answer is yes to whatever solo founder you’re looking at. STOP BEING SPOOKED. Seriously. How much money would you be missing out on?

… and in actuality, one of the biggest reasons why start-ups fail is because of bad cofounder relationships. So the number of founders shouldn’t be any more of an issue or consideration at all.

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